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de Groots wills and estate lawyers

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Blended family business

Heir Tight, Family Provision, Trusts

5 years ago

One of the biggest estate planning challenges for clients with a blended family is balancing looking after the client’s current spouse and the client’s children from previous relationships. This can…

Succession law and human rights

Heir Tight, Family Provision, Funeral Planning

5 years ago

At first sight, the heading – Succession law and human rights – may appear to be strange because of the distinction in subject-matter between those two areas of law: The…

Dr John de Groot’s Radio Appearance on ABC ‘Drive’

Article, Estate Planning, Wills

6 years ago

Have you started watching Australian Comedian, Kitty Flanagan’s latest tv show ‘Fisk,’ which first aired on ABC on the 17th of March 2021? If not and you’re overdue for a…

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Don’t Put Off Signing Your Will

Article, Testamentary Capacity, Trusts, Wills

6 years ago

One widow recently discovered the difficulty of dealing with a draft will in a decision handed down by The Honourable Justice Hallen of the Supreme Court of New South Wales…

Regulation Required of the Mum and Dad Bank

Article, Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Family Provision

6 years ago

Although Australian statistics are in short supply, there is no doubt that the Mum and Dad Bank is big, and getting bigger. In the UK, lending by parents to children…

The 2021 Succession Law Symposium NSW and Statutory Wills

Article, 2021, NSW, Testamentary Capacity, Wills

6 years ago

Our Senior Associate, Max Williams recently attended the 2021 Legalwise Succession Law Symposium, New South Wales. One of the presentations of interest to Max was by Dr Christopher Birch SC who presented…

Estate Planning: The Final “I Love You”

Article, Estate Planning

6 years ago

Taking the time to put your affairs in order (and to keep them that way) is a powerful way to express your love for those who matter most to you.…

Give Your Family Peace of Mind This Christmas With a Bespoke Estate Plan from de Groots wills and estate lawyers

Article, Estate Planning

6 years ago

Metaphorically speaking, we as humans enter the world with an “undefined expiry date,” and unlike a carton of milk or tin of spaghetti, we aren’t stamped with a six-digit code…

Yours, Mine and Ours: Five Estate Planning Considerations for Blended Families

Article, Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Family Provision, Inheritance, Superannuation, Wills

6 years ago

Making a will can often be a complicated exercise. This is especially so if you are in a blended family. A ‘blended family’ is a family in which at least…

Senior Associate, Tanya Lynch Appointed to the Law Institute of Victoria Succession Law Committee for 2021

Article, 2021, VIC

6 years ago

It is with great pleasure that we announce our Melbourne Senior Associate, Tanya Lynch’s appointment to the Law Institute of Victoria Succession Law Committee for 2021. We are certain Tanya…

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